Received: from sog-mx-2.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.43.192] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by sfs-ml-2.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1Vq2iB-0005GI-UF for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 09 Dec 2013 15:25:31 +0000 Received-SPF: pass (sog-mx-2.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com: domain of gmail.com designates 209.85.220.45 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.220.45; envelope-from=gmaxwell@gmail.com; helo=mail-pa0-f45.google.com; Received: from mail-pa0-f45.google.com ([209.85.220.45]) by sog-mx-2.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) id 1Vq2iB-0008M5-3D for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 09 Dec 2013 15:25:31 +0000 Received: by mail-pa0-f45.google.com with SMTP id fb1so61908pad.32 for ; Mon, 09 Dec 2013 07:25:25 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.68.52.202 with SMTP id v10mr8737399pbo.118.1386602725102; Mon, 09 Dec 2013 07:25:25 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.70.81.170 with HTTP; Mon, 9 Dec 2013 07:25:25 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <20131209135244.GK62848@giles.gnomon.org.uk> Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2013 07:25:25 -0800 Message-ID: From: Gregory Maxwell To: Drak Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Spam-Score: -1.6 (-) X-Spam-Report: Spam Filtering performed by mx.sourceforge.net. See http://spamassassin.org/tag/ for more details. 0.0 URIBL_BLOCKED ADMINISTRATOR NOTICE: The query to URIBL was blocked. See http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/DnsBlocklists#dnsbl-block for more information. [URIs: zikula.org] -1.5 SPF_CHECK_PASS SPF reports sender host as permitted sender for sender-domain 0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail provider (gmaxwell[at]gmail.com) -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record -0.1 DKIM_VALID_AU Message has a valid DKIM or DK signature from author's domain 0.1 DKIM_SIGNED Message has a DKIM or DK signature, not necessarily valid -0.1 DKIM_VALID Message has at least one valid DKIM or DK signature X-Headers-End: 1Vq2iB-0008M5-3D Cc: Bitcoin Dev Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] 0.8.6 release candidate 1 X-BeenThere: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2013 15:25:32 -0000 On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 7:19 AM, Drak wrote: > Why would it be made available for download at sourceforge.net if it's not > actually released? The files are available here: Because it takes time to put the files up, propagate to mirrors, check by multiple people that the downloads work an the signatures pass. Every release comes with a release announcement, you'll know its out when you see the release announcement. The alternative is that announcements go out and the files are not correct, or hide the files in the release pipeline and allow less public participation in the release workflow. I think that would be unfortunate.